Event Title
An Altar Boy with a Gun
Description
Courtney E. Martin's books, Do It Anyway, explores the lives and motivations of eight activists–not superhuman heroes, but ordinary young people searching for their own way to make a difference. Among others, we meet Raul Diaz, a prison re-entry social worker at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles
About the Lecturers: Raul Diaz is a social worker at Homeboy Industries and Courtney E. Martin Courtney E. Martin is an American feminist, author, speaker, and social and political activist. She is known for writing books, speaking at universities throughout the nation, and for co-editing the feminist blog, Feministing.com.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
21-10-2015 12:00 PM
End Date
21-10-2015 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Youth movements; Social change--United States; Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization
Geographic Coverage
United States--Social conditions--21st century
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Social change, Activists, Post-prison re-entry
Rights
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Language
English
Format
video/mp4
An Altar Boy with a Gun
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Courtney E. Martin's books, Do It Anyway, explores the lives and motivations of eight activists–not superhuman heroes, but ordinary young people searching for their own way to make a difference. Among others, we meet Raul Diaz, a prison re-entry social worker at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles
About the Lecturers: Raul Diaz is a social worker at Homeboy Industries and Courtney E. Martin Courtney E. Martin is an American feminist, author, speaker, and social and political activist. She is known for writing books, speaking at universities throughout the nation, and for co-editing the feminist blog, Feministing.com.
